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Stressed about having party at our house in less than 2w
We're going to have the twins first b-day party at our house in 12/11. I do an ok job of keeping the house "company ready", but it just seems like for something like that, everything will need to be spotless. I have 3 freaking kids, so nothing stays clean for very long. I keep thinking of all of the little things that would need to be done that day and it's starting to overwhelm me. I was starting to think that I could just clean the house the day/night before and then we'd just stay out of the house most of the day before the party, but the day before the party's their actual b-day, so I don't want to spend the day cleaning. Most of our family hasn't been here yet, so I can't just clean the downstairs. I also have to fix my bedroom and DS1's bedroom b/c he decided to paint everything in his room and a few spots in our room while I was taking a lunch break when painting a week or so ago. I hate to wish away their baby-hood, but I can't wait for this party to be over.
Re: Stressed about having party at our house in less than 2w
First, RELAX! You've got three young kids, anyone who makes you feel bad for a having a slightly less than perfect house is an @ss. In this case, I think as long as everything is tidy, there's going to be so much going on that people won't notice if there's some dust on a dresser, a spot here and there, and so on. For the paint spots, fix it if you have time, otherwise it's a funny story to tell to relatives.
And you say "I" a lot. Have your husband help with the cleaning and other tasks, or at least keeping the kids from messing up what you've already cleaned. Don't feel like you have to do it all yourself.
I think cleaning the day before and then just sweeping, dusting a bit the morning of is what works best for me.I know you wouldn't want to do that because it's the twins' actual birthday, but if it makes you feel any better they will have no idea it's their big day. = )
Maybe you could hire a cleaning lady to clean the day before and then just stay out as much as possible until the party? You do have to tidy up before cleaning people come.
DH does help out here and there (tonight he cleaned the floors without being asked while I showered), but I hate asking him to do anything. His job is so stressful, and he takes care of the outside in the blazing heat (cutting grass) and the frigid cold (shoveling snow) with no complaints, that I feel bad asking him to do XYZ on top of what he already has on his plate.
I think if I can get the walls fixed I'll feel like everything's much better. I did get our master BR spotless today and we don't spend time in there unless we're sleeping (so it should stay clean and just need a good wipe down).
i hosted a 1st birthday 13 days after we moved in to our loft, i was really concerned because this was the first time everyone would be seeing the place we had been working so hard on for months. not everything was unpacked, towel bars/tp holder werent even hung in the bathroom.
I cant tell you now what was clean and what wasnt, and im sure none of the guests could either, they can tell you that the pizza was hot, the cake got everywhere, my neice loved the bows more than the gifts and that my nephew showed her how to rip the paper off.
also, sounds like your hubby is great, and wouldnt mind changing up his duties to pitch in, he can skip doing x outside this week if he can do Z inside this week.
just make things tidy. beds made, floor swept, junk mail tossed, hide dirty (or clean, unfolded) laundry, do the dishes (paper plates the day before will help)
the bathroom is a place where people will be sitting alone, undistracted with nothing to look at for a moment or two. so i would make sure its good to go.
and i think that the paint is a great conversation starter, and will draw attention away from dust on the ceiling fan or whatever.
ditto the kids wont know what their "actual" birthday is.